Armor Robotics (FRC Team 9143) participates in competition robotics through the FIRST® organization.

FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) is a STEM-based sport for ages 14-18. FIRST® embodies a set of core values that include discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork, and fun.

Armor Robotics supports a variety of interests including design and strategy, hardware engineering, software engineering, and business entrepreneurship.

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Our 2023-2024 goals include:

Building student and mentor membership

• • Participate in 1 off-season competition each year

  • Participate in 2 regional FIRST competitions each game season

Increasing team diversity and building team culture

• • Participate in school club rushes, pep rallies, open houses, and other activities

  • Actively promote the team on social media platforms

Increasing learning for team members (technical and soft skills)

• • Ensure students are tool certified

  • Provide business seminars (scheduling, social media, scouting, engineering design process, etc.)

  • Participate in WRRF events with a minimum of 10% of students

Developing student leaders

• • Provide leadership seminars/training (e.g., collaboration, communication, performance)

  • Provide student mentorship

Connecting and partnering with other students and/or teams

• • Plan and execute two or more programs, events, or activities per semester

  • Plan Summer 2024 meetings and events

Standing at a little under 30 inches and weighing in at roughly 80 pounds, Dustbin is the first child of Team 9143. It uses a West Coast drivetrain and modified "Everybot" intake to be quick and agile in matches and has the ability to score cubes and cones by shooting them. With auto-balance capabilities and a modular autonomous selector, nothing is a match for Dustbin!

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